Police under the Ministry of Public Security has so far concluded the possible cause of the recent motorbike and car explosions to be short circuit of battery wires.

Students who were recreating a social media challenge caused a short circuit Friday morning at Penn Hills High School, officials said.

A tragic fire, presumably caused by an AC short circuit, led to the suffocation deaths of Sachin Kapoor, his wife Rinku, and ...

Chennai: Wet walls after rain can cause short circuits and can even lead to fire, as it happened at a house in Thoraipakkam on Wednesday. Kanagaraj was relieved that he deep-cleaned his house and ...

A cable attached to the electrified third rail short circuited Saturday afternoon between San Bruno and Millbrae, resulting in a fire that caused no injuries but led to delays, BART officials said.

Data also shows the cause of most fires is short circuits, followed by gas cylinder leaks or blasts; also, more fires have broken out in residential buildings than commercial buildings (8,737 as ...

A short circuit at the Sinclair Refinery caused a power failure at 1 p.m., said Michael Bellinger, refinery manager.

Most likely, when you forded the Nile that night, you got water inside the distributor cap, and it’s causing the misfire by creating a short circuit.